Sam Witwer Reveals Darth Maul’s Motivations in New Series
Maul’s voice actor recently appeared on Katee Sackhoff’s podcast to talk about how evil the former Sith really is in the upcoming ‘Maul: Shadow Lord’
May 29, 2025
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Key takeaways:
While appearing on The Sackhoff Show, Sam Witwer gave a ton of new insights about Maul in the leadup to the new animated series
With the formation of the Empire, Maul will have to come to terms with the fact that the galaxy looks much different than he thought with Witwer explaining “Maul comes from a time of swords and sorcery and magic and knights and now all of that color is being sucked out of the universe by this mechanized empire. And Maul’s like, ‘Is this right? Is this the universe that we were trying to build?'”
Fans won’t have to worry about Maul softening up as Witwer describes the series as a show about “bad guys versus worse guys”
However, Witwer maintains that Maul isn’t as bad as Darth Vader and Darth Sidious due to his “humanity that seeps in at various points”
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The details:
Maul: Shadow Lord was originally announced at Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025
The series will follow Maul as he attempts to create an underworld criminal network during the rise of the Galactic Empire
Maul: Shadow Lord will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in 2026
Eric Eilersen is a Senior Writer at Youtini and co-host of The Youtini Show. He loves collecting Star Wars Funkos, lightsabers, and LEGO as well as playing video games, reading Brandon Sanderson novels, watching the Dallas Cowboys, and spending time with his partner and pets. You can follow him at @EricEilersen.
